Exclusive: economic inactivity due to sickness at highest level since records began, with north, Wales and Northern Ireland disproportionately affected
People in the UK are getting “sicker and poorer”, with a gaping health and wealth divide between regions that is only getting worse, research by IPPR has found.
Economic inactivity because of sickness is at its highest level since records began, with 2.5 million working-age adults inactive due to their health, states the think tank’s report, which is due out later this week.
